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the TRNC The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ...
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Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the internationally recognized southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which controls the northern one-third of the island. ...
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view • talk • edit | The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, due to its unrecognized status internationally, is dependent upon Turkey to facilitate its contacts with the international community. The internationally-recognized Republic of Cyprus government has kept a political, cultural, economic, and sporting embargo of the TRNC relatively intact since 1974. However, some believe recent developments have weakened the embargo. The Cyprus Dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ...
The two sectors of the divided island of Cyprus held a referendum on reunification on 24 April 2004. ...
Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is a traitor and unfortunately the current President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus. ...
F.S. Soyer, TRNC PM Ferdi Sabit Soyer (born 1951) is the TRNC Prime Minister, and Deputy Leader of TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talats Republican Turkish Party (CTP). ...
The parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. ...
Political parties in Cyprus lists political parties in this country. ...
Northern Cyprus elects a president and a legislature. ...
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, due to its current unrecognized status internationally, has for most of its existence been dependent upon Turkey to facilitate its contacts with the outside world. ...
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Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı1 (Turkish: Independence March) Capital Lefkoşa (Nicosia) Official language(s) Turkish Government Representative democratic republic - President Mehmet Ali Talat - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Independence2 From the Republic of Cyprus - Declared 15 November 1983 Area - Total 3,355 km² - Water (%) 2. ...
Non-recognized nations are states that have declared their independence, but not been acknowledged as such by the international community at large. ...
The term international community can refer to either: All the lands represented in United Nations. ...
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1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Recent developments
Since the 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan, the attitude of the international community towards the TRNC has begun to change. Azerbaijan has commenced (though charter only) direct air links with the TRNC, whereas before, all flights had to originate or stop off in Turkey first. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (of which the Secretary General is Turkish) has upgraded the TRNC's status from a community to an observer-state), and a delegation from the U.S. congressmen have been in direct contact with the TRNC Government, arriving in the TRNC without first going through the southern part of the island, and meeting the representatives in their ministries. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to bring about the reunification of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic. ...
Ercan International Airport (Greek name Tymbou) is the principal airport of entry into the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ...
The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC; Arabic: منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي; Turkish: Ä°slam Konferansı Örgütü; Persian: سازمان Ú©Ù†Ùرانس اسلامی; French: Organisation de la Conférence Islamique) is an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. ...
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Following Azerbaijan's lead, several (all Turkic) states in Central Asia are expressing interest in commencing their own air links with the TRNC (However, Azerbaijan is experiencing strong diplomatic pressure from the EU to break off its links after its 2005 direct charter flights to the TRNC). [citation needed] Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia (Russian: СреднÑÑ ÐзиÑ/Srednyaya Azia for Middle Asia or Ð¦ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð°Ñ ÐзиÑ/Tsentralnaya Azia for Central Asia; in Turkic languages Orta Asya; in Persian آسياى مرکزی; (Urdu: وسطى ايشيا)Wasti Asia; Standard Mandarin Chinese...
At the September 2005 Session of the Turkish-controlled Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting in New York, the OIC issued resolutions calling upon member nations and other states to break UN resolutions and restrictions imposed upon the TRNC, and to open more direct links with the TRNC. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat...
Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
In October 2005, a large parliamentary delegation from Kyrgyzstan arrived in the TRNC for the purpose of proposing closer economic, cultural, and sporting ties. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles...
Diplomatic representations  At the present time, only Turkey maintains a formal embassy in the TRNC, while the TRNC has an embassy and consulates in Turkey. In various other countries, the TRNC has unofficial representative offices which serve as de facto embassies and consulates. Turkey represents the TRNC's interests in countries without such offices. In Northern Nicosia (the TRNC controlled northern half), both the British High Commissioner to Cyprus and the United States Ambassador to Cyprus have their formal residences, though since these residences had been in use since before 1963, it is not indicative of formal recognition of the TRNC from the United Kingdom or United States. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ...
The term Consulate can refer to: the office or the period in office of a consul a diplomatic consulate the French Consulate which governed between 1799 and 1804 a brand of menthol cigarettes Consulate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...
The Representative Office of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in Washington, D.C. is the de facto embassy of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the United States. ...
De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
Satellite photo of Nicosia, Cyprus For the Italian town, see Nicosia, Sicily Nicosia, in Turkish: LefkoÅŸa or Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία , also colloquially Khora, ΧώÏα ), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. ...
A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ...
An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
 London office of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bedford Square. Azerbaijan and the Gambia have recently announced their willingness to eventually formally recognize the TRNC. They so far have not followed through, but their informal contacts have increased. Also, diplomats from other countries have recently officially visited the TRNC Embassy in Ankara to hold meetings with the TRNC Ambassador. The latest nation to state their intention to (positively) change their policy towards TRNC is Paraguay. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Istanbul. ...
Honorary Representatives are also appointed by the TRNC in various other cities to represent the TRNC and to assist the primary TRNC Representative Offices.
Foreign Minister
 Serdar Denktaş (son of the former Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktas)is the TRNC Foreign Minister. He pursues a policy of raising international awareness of the TRNC, while strengthening the 'motherland' links with Turkey, which maintains 30,000 troops in the TRNC - obtensibly as a protection force against the Greek Cypriots. When Denktaş visits OIC member countries, he is officially regarded as the "Foreign Minister of the Turkish Cypriot State" , which is a major upgrading of his status internationally. Denktaş portrays the TRNC as an independent, secular democracy and favors strengthening economic contacts internationally. Image File history File links Trnc-arms6. ...
Serdar DenktaÅŸ, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister of the TRNC Seal of the Deputy PM and FM of the TRNC Serdar Denktash (Serdar DenktaÅŸ) is the one surviving son of the NOV 1983 - APR 2005 President of the de factoTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Rauf DenktaÅŸ). He currently serves as...
Rauf R. Denktash Rauf Raif Denktash (in Turkish spelled Denktaş; born January 27, 1924) is a Turkish Cypriot political leader. ...
Disputes
Republic of Cyprus The internationally recognized Cyprus Government refuses to give any official status to the government of the TRNC, and actively dissuades any other country from doing so. This is backed up by United Nations Security Council resolutions. The Cyprus Government regards the TRNC in such terms as: "illegitimate entity", "Turkish military occupied territory" and "a puppet state of Turkey". Phraseology such as "pseudo" or "so-called" are used by the Cyprus Government to describe government officials and institutions in the TRNC. United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
An occupied territory is a region that has been taken over by a sovereign power after a military intervention, see belligerent occupation. ...
A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ...
The de facto TRNC President is referred to simply as the "Turkish Cypriot Leader" by the Cyprus Government, the EU and the United Nations. (It is however interesting to note that under the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, the Leader of the Turkish Cypriots is regarded as the Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus with wide veto powers, but this status has not been acknowledged by the Cypriot government since December 1963). Due to this stance, the TRNC refuses any official recognition of the Cyprus Government, calling it the "Greek Cypriot Administation of Southern Cyprus", and referring to its President as the "Greek Cypriot Leader". Turkey backs this position. De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ...
There have been some inter-Cypriot diplomatic successes recently however, the most recent being the opening of several checkpoints along the Green Line, allowing Greek and Turkish Cypriots to visit either side of the Green Line. A street cut by the Green Line in Nicosia The term Green Line is often used to refer to the line of demarcation that divides the Cypriot capital of Nicosia into the southern Greek Cypriot region and the northern Turkish Cypriot region. ...
European Union Negotiations between both Cypriot communities have been complicated by the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union in 2004. The TRNC views the EU accession as illegal as they had not been consulted (as the 1960 constitution stipulates), and that the Cyprus Government does not represent the Turkish Cypriot populace. Legally, the EU regulations cover the whole island, but in practice, only the southern portion of the island enjoys the benefits of EU membership. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
The Cyprus Government have used their EU position to veto promised aid packages from the EU to the TRNC, and are using their membership to add pressure on Turkey to end their support for the TRNC. This is being viewed in an increasingly negative way by countries such as Britain and the United States, though Turkey's non-recognition of the Republic of Cyprus despite its signing of the customs union between itself and the EU is an additional bone of contention. A customs union is a free trade area with a Common External Tariff. ...
Legally, the EU continues to consider Northern Cyprus as EU territory under foreign military occupation and thus indefinitely exempt from EU legislation until a settlement has been reached. The number of seats assigned to Cyprus in the European Parliament (6 seats) is based on the population of the entire island, despite the fact that the residents of Northern Cyprus currently cannot participate in the election process. Unlike the 1960 constitution where Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots were voting separately their members in the Cypriot Parliament, until the solution of the Cyprus Problem, because of the current status quo, the Turkish Cypriot voters can vote only together with Greek Cypriots for Cypriot Members of the European Parliament. In the last European Parliament elections, 97 Turkish Cypriots voted. There is no support as yet for admitting two Cypriot member states into the EU. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Cyprus on June 13, 2004. ...
United Nations In 1983, The United Nations issued two Security Council resolutions calling the TRNC's UDI illigitimate and calling upon the other UN member nations not to recognize it. The policy of the UN is to reunify both comunities under a federal structure. The TRNC calls the UN action hypocritical, given their recognition of Bangladesh in 1972 after it broke off from Pakistan. The United Nations still maintains UNFICYP which keeps the peace along the Green Line. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. ...
Turkey In 2005, moves were made by TRNC to regulate Turkish migrants. This was in reaction to employment shortages and an increase in crime. This is the first major area of disagreement between TRNC and Turkey, which wants to preserve the Turkish majority demographic status quo through continued ethnic Turkish migration. Naturalized TRNC Citizens are persons granted TRNC Citizenship by the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ...
Naturalized TRNC Citizens are persons granted TRNC Citizenship by the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ...
Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union does not recognize TRNC as a separate entity, and as all mail addressed to the TRNC will be returned to the sender as 'undeliverable', TRNC-bound mail has to be routed through Turkey first (mail must be addressed to Mersin 10, TURKEY). However, the TRNC postage stamps - unlike postage stamps from Rhodesia between 1965 - 1980 are recognized. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is a international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. ...
Mersin is the capital city of İçel Province, in Turkey. ...
This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ...
National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name} Official language English Capital Salisbury Political system Parliamentary system Form of government Republic - Last President John Wrathall - Prime Minister Ian Smith Area - Total - % water 390 580 km² 1% Population - 1978 est. ...
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Outlook While the stance of the Republic of Cyprus has been the main source of the international isolation of the TRNC, sympathy for the Turkish Cypriot people has increased since their support for reunification in the failed 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan. Some observers believe that with the continued chipping away of the embargo, the TRNC could end up with a political status similar to that of the Republic of China (which has diplomatic relations with only 25 states, but otherwise no barriers to trade, tourism, and sport and de facto relations with most countries in the world in the form of "economic and cultural" offices). Formal recognition would only be likely in the short to medium term from a handful of OIC nations (most probably the Turkic states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan). Most other nations would not follow suit while the UN Security Council resolutions (550, 541) are still in force. Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure)1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guóyǔ) Government Semi-presidential system - President Chen Shui-bian - Vice President Annette Lu - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution - Declared October...
The Republic of China, now on Taiwan, is currently recognised only by 25 countries. ...
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), sometimes known as Taipei Representative Offices, are de facto embassies and consulates of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in countries that do not have official relations with the ROC because of relations with the Peoples Republic of China, but have nevertheless...
A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ...
The TRNC fully supports Turkey's bid to join the European Union. As part of this bid, Turkey recently signed a protocol extending its customs union to the new EU members, including the Republic of Cyprus, which Turkey does not recognise. Turkey made sure this was not tantamount to recognition with the inclusion of a declaration, stipulating their continued policy of non-recognition of what they describe as the "Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus" until a settlement is reached. The TRNC views any move by the EU to force Turkish recognition of the Republic of Cyprus as an effort to cut them off from their base of support. Turkey has pledged not to abandon the TRNC, but the upcoming negotiations with the EU will put this pledge sorely to the test. A customs union is a free trade area with a Common External Tariff. ...
International Organizational Membership The TRNC is an observer-state member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
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